Pakistan’s Army and political leadership are on “one page” to take dialogue with India forward, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Wednesday at the ground-breaking ceremony for the corridor. Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Bajwa was also present. The four-kilometre corridor from the border with India will allow pilgrims easy access and will be ready in time for Sikh founder Guru Nanak’s 550th birth anniversary on November 23, 2019. In a speech largely reaching out to the Indian government to “break the shackles of the past” and restart engagement, Mr. Khan also struck a discordant note on Kashmir, referring to the dispute as the “single issue” between India and Pakistan. India has maintained that terrorism sponsored by Pakistan is holding back the dialogue process. Asked about the reference, Ms. Badal told The Hindu that the remark didn’t change the Indian stand.

Which of the following assumptions can be most reasonably inferred from the statement in the first paragraph: 'Pakistan’s Army and political leadership are on “one page” to take dialogue with India forward'?

(I) In Pakistan, dialogue with India requires agreement between the Army and the political leadership.

(II) There exists a strong paper in Pakistan on which both the Army and political leadership can stand together.

(III) Pakistan’s political leadership can independently advance dialogue with India.

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Pakistan’s Army and political leadership are on “one page” to take dialogue with India forward, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Wednesday at the ground-breaking ceremony for the corridor. Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Bajwa was also present. The four-kilometre corridor from the border with India will allow pilgrims easy access and will be ready in time for Sikh founder Guru Nanak’s 550th birth anniversary on November 23, 2019. In a speech largely reaching out to the Indian government to “break the shackles of the past” and restart engagement, Mr. Khan also struck a discordant note on Kashmir, referring to the dispute as the “single issue” between India and Pakistan. India has maintained that terrorism sponsored by Pakistan is holding back the dialogue process. Asked about the reference, Ms. Badal told The Hindu that the remark didn’t change the Indian stand.

Which of the following assumptions can be most reasonably inferred from the statement in the first paragraph: 'Pakistan’s Army and political leadership are on “one page” to take dialogue with India forward'?

(I) In Pakistan, dialogue with India requires agreement between the Army and the political leadership.

(II) There exists a strong paper in Pakistan on which both the Army and political leadership can stand together.

(III) Pakistan’s political leadership can independently advance dialogue with India.

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**Solution:**

1. The statement says that Pakistan’s Army and political leadership are "on one page" to move the dialogue with India forward.

2. This implies that both the Army and political leadership must agree or have consensus for the dialogue to progress. Hence, assumption (I) is valid.

3. Assumption (II) about a strong paper on which both can stand is irrelevant and nonsensical in this context, so it is incorrect.

4. Assumption (III) suggests that the political leadership can independently take the dialogue forward, which contradicts the statement emphasizing joint agreement. Thus, (III) is incorrect.

5. Therefore, only assumption (I) is correct.

**Answer:** (b) Only (I)

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